U.S. Department of Commerce

Statistics of U.S. Businesses: 2002:
Mining
United States

By detailed employment size By year By state By industry
 
U.S. - Mining - by Employment Size of Enterprise
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Employment size of enterprise Firms Estab-
lish-
ments		 Paid
employees		 Annual
payroll
($1,000)		 Receipts
($1,000)
All firms 18,475 23,871 465,775 23,961,694 237,573,062
Firms with no employees (as of March 12) 1,905 1,905 0 118,519 568,372
Firms with 1 to 4 employees 8,691 8,722 17,764 599,532 3,961,163
Firms with 5 to 9 employees 2,825 2,895 18,654 680,717 3,992,179
Firms with 10 to 19 employees 2,168 2,325 28,971 1,125,226 5,265,590
Firms with 20 to 99 employees 2,093 2,734 76,861 3,290,541 16,127,191
Firms with 100 to 499 employees 472 1,354 62,045 3,094,101 19,473,647
Firms with 500 employees or more 321 3,936 261,480 15,053,058 188,184,920
Firms with 500 to 749 employees 59 236 13,888 642,216 7,082,317
Firms with 750 to 999 employees 50 307 17,856 1,032,302 6,918,972
Firms with 1,000 to 1,499 employees 32 323 15,416 785,729 6,217,025
Firms with 1,500 to 2,499 employees 47 319 23,165 1,242,685 13,179,289
Firms with 2,500 employees or more 133 2,751 191,155 11,350,126 154,787,317
Firms with 2,500 to 4,999 employees 46 642 49,011 2,760,026 27,335,737
Firms with 5,000 to 9,999 employees 35 840 48,487 2,360,243 14,352,946
Firms with 10,000 employees or more 52 1,269 93,657 6,229,857 113,098,634

 
 
U.S. - Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction - by Year
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data		 Year Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to 2008 detail 2008 21,288 16.5% 4.7% 1.6% 629,271 88.3% 73.1% 57.4%
link to 2007 detail 2007 20,682 18.5% 5.1% 1.7% 700,887 89.7% 74.3% 59.7%
link to 2006 detail 2006 20,583 16.3% 4.4% 1.6% 554,333 87.0% 70.3% 55.9%
link to 2005 detail 2005 19,406 16.0% 4.2% 1.6% 497,272 86.4% 69.3% 55.8%
link to 2004 detail 2004 18,605 16.0% 4.2% 1.7% 470,280 86.2% 69.0% 55.1%
link to 2003 detail 2003 18,210 15.6% 4.3% 1.7% 454,550 85.9% 69.2% 55.8%
link to 2002 detail 2002 18,475 15.6% 4.3% 1.7% 465,775 86.0% 69.5% 56.1%
link to 2001 detail 2001 19,340 15.5% 4.1% 1.7% 485,565 86.2% 69.4% 55.8%
link to 2000 detail 2000 18,756 15.3% 4.2% 1.8% 456,128 85.8% 69.0% 56.0%
link to 1999 detail 1999 18,828 15.1% 4.2% 1.8% 456,645 86.0% 69.6% 57.1%
link to 1998 detail 1998 19,831 15.9% 4.2% 1.7% 497,849 86.1% 68.8% 56.0%

 
 
Mining - by State
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data		 State Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to industry detail United States 18,475 15.6% 4.3% 1.7% 465,775 86.0% 69.5% 56.1%
link to industry detail Alabama 216 48.1% 29.6% 21.8% 7,357 92.0% 72.9% 67.4%
link to industry detail Alaska 115 44.3% 31.3% 22.6% 7,633 97.3% 89.0% 66.7%
link to industry detail Arizona 168 32.7% 18.5% 11.9% 8,231 D D D
link to industry detail Arkansas 239 28.9% 16.3% 13.0% 3,361 78.2% 61.7% 45.5%
link to industry detail California 691 28.1% 13.5% 8.4% 19,569 87.6% 71.2% 57.0%
link to industry detail Colorado 859 20.4% 12.2% 7.6% 12,915 81.3% 66.1% 45.7%
link to industry detail Connecticut 59 15.3% 6.8% 6.8% 636 D D D
link to industry detail Delaware 18 22.2% 16.7% 11.1% 230 D D D
link to industry detail District of Columbia 4 50.0% 50.0% 50.0% (1-19) D D D
link to industry detail Florida 221 28.5% 18.1% 13.6% 6,627 90.7% 80.4% 65.3%
link to industry detail Georgia 144 30.6% 18.8% 15.3% 6,765 D D D
link to industry detail Hawaii 7 57.1% 42.9% 28.6% (100-249) D D D
link to industry detail Idaho 109 29.4% 15.6% 10.1% 1,721 80.5% 54.0% 22.8%
link to industry detail Illinois 487 19.9% 9.9% 6.2% 9,803 83.6% 68.0% 56.0%
link to industry detail Indiana 227 30.4% 18.1% 11.0% 5,693 D D D
link to industry detail Iowa 82 36.6% 19.5% 7.3% 1,762 D D D
link to industry detail Kansas 804 14.4% 5.6% 4.0% 6,795 61.9% 33.1% 23.8%
link to industry detail Kentucky 528 37.1% 12.7% 5.9% 20,956 91.0% 69.6% 53.2%
link to industry detail Louisiana 1,170 28.3% 12.9% 7.8% 44,132 92.0% 78.5% 67.8%
link to industry detail Maine 32 15.6% 12.5% 9.4% (20-99) D D D
link to industry detail Maryland 79 44.3% 19.0% 13.9% 1,944 D D D
link to industry detail Massachusetts 88 34.1% 14.8% 10.2% 1,254 72.7% D D
link to industry detail Michigan 400 20.8% 10.0% 6.0% 5,150 76.3% 52.0% 40.1%
link to industry detail Minnesota 143 16.8% 11.9% 7.7% 5,230 91.6% 86.9% 74.7%
link to industry detail Mississippi 304 27.3% 14.5% 9.9% 4,437 D D D
link to industry detail Missouri 203 28.6% 15.8% 9.9% 4,427 84.6% 66.3% 43.6%
link to industry detail Montana 266 21.8% 14.7% 10.5% 4,701 84.6% 77.0% 66.8%
link to industry detail Nebraska 124 20.2% 12.9% 8.9% 929 58.4% 48.8% 36.1%
link to industry detail Nevada 178 30.3% 20.2% 13.5% 8,202 93.5% 87.9% 76.8%
link to industry detail New Hampshire 45 22.2% 17.8% 11.1% 507 74.6% D D
link to industry detail New Jersey 99 37.4% 23.2% 16.2% 2,406 D D D
link to industry detail New Mexico 536 34.5% 16.8% 11.4% 13,793 88.9% 70.5% 59.8%
link to industry detail New York 316 19.3% 10.8% 5.4% 3,845 71.1% D D
link to industry detail North Carolina 115 33.9% 18.3% 14.8% 3,342 86.5% 71.5% 62.6%
link to industry detail North Dakota 167 30.5% 19.2% 13.8% 3,791 86.9% 71.5% 65.0%
link to industry detail Ohio 631 20.9% 9.8% 5.2% 11,430 80.6% 61.4% 38.6%
link to industry detail Oklahoma 2,023 13.7% 5.5% 3.3% 26,213 76.9% 57.0% 44.7%
link to industry detail Oregon 131 21.4% 8.4% 6.1% 1,592 D D 31.2%
link to industry detail Pennsylvania 735 24.2% 8.6% 4.4% 16,037 82.7% 56.2% 41.2%
link to industry detail Rhode Island 22 22.7% 9.1% 9.1% (100-249) D D D
link to industry detail South Carolina 54 44.4% 24.1% 22.2% 1,381 D D 66.7%
link to industry detail South Dakota 48 37.5% 25.0% 10.4% 950 D D D
link to industry detail Tennessee 141 42.6% 22.0% 17.0% 3,609 88.3% D 60.0%
link to industry detail Texas 5,257 14.5% 4.8% 2.4% 115,446 85.1% 70.2% 59.2%
link to industry detail Utah 279 35.8% 20.8% 15.8% 7,012 87.9% 72.3% 62.5%
link to industry detail Vermont 54 22.2% 9.3% 5.6% (500-999) D D D
link to industry detail Virginia 258 45.3% 20.2% 11.6% 10,256 90.7% 67.9% 49.2%
link to industry detail Washington 159 23.9% 12.6% 8.8% 2,589 D D 49.3%
link to industry detail West Virginia 551 27.4% 10.7% 5.1% 21,698 91.7% 76.9% 60.3%
link to industry detail Wisconsin 156 29.5% 16.0% 10.9% 2,298 D D 31.5%
link to industry detail Wyoming 657 26.3% 14.3% 10.0% 16,051 86.5% 72.7% 61.7%

 
 
U.S. - Mining - by Subsector
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Industry
detail		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
  21 Mining 18,475 15.6% 4.3% 1.7% 465,775 86.0% 69.5% 56.1%
link to industry detail 211 Oil & gas extraction 6,317 8.5% 2.9% 1.5% 88,280 78.1% 64.4% 51.2%
link to industry detail 212 Mining (except oil & gas) 4,669 27.4% 9.3% 4.0% 194,174 90.6% 75.0% 60.2%
link to industry detail 213 Support activities for mining 7,587 15.3% 3.3% 1.3% 183,321 84.8% 66.1% 54.2%

 
 
U.S. - Mining - by Industry
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data		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to state detail 211 Oil & gas extraction 6,317 8.5% 2.9% 1.5% 88,280 78.1% 64.4% 51.2%
link to state detail 211111 Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction 6,238 8.3% 2.7% 1.3% 76,794 75.1% 59.6% 45.1%
link to state detail 211112 Natural gas liquid extraction 113 46.9% 40.7% 31.9% 11,486 98.3% 96.3% 91.9%
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data		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to state detail 212 Mining (except oil & gas) 4,669 27.4% 9.3% 4.0% 194,174 90.6% 75.0% 60.2%
link to state detail 2121 Coal mining 802 44.5% 13.8% 5.5% 74,915 96.3% 82.6% 67.2%
link to state detail 212111 Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining 430 48.8% 19.1% 9.1% 32,924 96.2% 79.6% 60.6%
link to state detail 212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 357 50.1% 17.9% 8.4% 41,209 D D 73.7%
link to state detail 212113 Anthracite mining 57 15.8% 3.5% 0.0 782 D D 0.0
link to state detail 2122 Metal ore mining 270 20.0% 13.7% 8.1% 25,692 97.1% 95.4% 81.9%
link to state detail 21221 Iron ore mining 32 28.1% 18.8% 12.5% 5,403 97.9% D 86.2%
link to state detail 21222 Gold ore & silver ore mining 156 16.0% 9.6% 3.8% 9,026 D 93.7% 72.2%
link to state detail 212221 Gold ore mining 148 16.9% 10.1% 4.1% (5000-9999) D D D
link to state detail 212222 Silver ore mining 10 20.0% 20.0% 10.0% (250-499) D D D
link to state detail 21223 Copper, nickel, lead, & zinc mining 34 29.4% 26.5% 17.6% 7,824 D 98.3% 91.3%
link to state detail 212231 Lead ore & zinc ore mining 15 33.3% 33.3% 20.0% 1,831 D D 69.7%
link to state detail 212234 Copper ore & nickel ore mining 20 30.0% 25.0% 20.0% 5,993 D D 97.9%
link to state detail 21229 Other metal ore mining 55 29.1% 21.8% 14.5% 3,439 D D 78.9%
link to state detail 212291 Uranium-radium-vanadium ore mining 16 50.0% 25.0% 18.8% (250-499) D D D
link to state detail 212299 All other metal ore mining 39 20.5% 20.5% 12.8% (2500-4999) D D D
link to state detail 2123 Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying 3,614 24.5% 8.3% 3.6% 93,567 84.3% 63.2% 48.7%
link to state detail 21231 Stone mining & quarrying 1,362 29.9% 11.0% 5.2% 45,099 87.2% 67.4% 51.5%
link to state detail 212311 Dimension stone mining & quarrying 357 13.7% 4.2% 2.5% 3,711 60.7% 29.4% 15.1%
link to state detail 212312 Crushed & broken limestone mining & quarrying 580 44.1% 19.0% 9.5% 26,234 91.0% 72.6% 54.4%
link to state detail 212313 Crushed & broken granite mining & quarrying 105 42.9% 25.7% 16.2% 6,774 94.5% 83.4% 75.5%
link to state detail 212319 Other crushed & broken stone mining & quarrying 378 30.4% 13.8% 8.2% 8,380 81.2% 54.9% 39.0%
link to state detail 21232 Sand, gravel, clay, ceramic & refractory minerals mng & quarrying 2,066 22.7% 8.1% 3.8% 36,381 77.8% 52.2% 38.7%
link to state detail 212321 Construction sand & gravel mining 1,884 21.8% 7.5% 3.1% 26,751 72.1% 42.4% 25.8%
link to state detail 212322 Industrial sand mining 93 30.1% 12.9% 11.8% 2,754 D D 67.8%
link to state detail 212324 Kaolin & ball clay mining 20 80.0% 50.0% 45.0% 3,203 D D 86.5%
link to state detail 212325 Clay & ceramic & refractory minerals mining 92 42.4% 29.3% 22.8% 3,673 D D 68.4%
link to state detail 21239 Other nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying 278 34.2% 19.4% 12.9% 12,087 93.0% 80.9% 68.9%
link to state detail 212391 Potash, soda, & borate mineral mining 21 61.9% 38.1% 38.1% 2,990 99.5% 90.1% 90.1%
link to state detail 212392 Phosphate rock mining 14 71.4% 64.3% 57.1% 2,796 D D 99.4%
link to state detail 212393 Other chemical & fertilizer mineral mining 38 42.1% 26.3% 15.8% 1,860 D D 63.8%
link to state detail 212399 All other nonmetallic mineral mining 210 29.0% 14.8% 8.6% 4,441 83.9% 63.4% 37.5%
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data		 NAICS
code		 Industry title
(with link to definition) 		Firms by employment size of enterprise Paid employees by employment size of enterprise
Total20 + 100 +500 + Total20 + 100 +500 +
link to state detail 213 Support activities for mining 7,587 15.3% 3.3% 1.3% 183,321 84.8% 66.1% 54.2%
link to state detail 213111 Drilling oil & gas wells 1,504 17.0% 5.2% 2.3% 56,022 91.7% 79.0% 67.0%
link to state detail 213112 Support activities for oil & gas operations 5,578 14.6% 2.8% 1.1% 116,943 82.1% 61.2% 50.1%
link to state detail 213113 Support activities for coal mining 310 24.5% 8.1% 4.2% 6,218 79.5% 50.8% 28.4%
link to state detail 213114 Support activities for metal mining 90 21.1% 13.3% 6.7% 2,035 82.1% D D
link to state detail 213115 Support activities for nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) 135 18.5% 4.4% 1.5% 2,103 75.5% D D

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Source: Statistics of U.S. Businesses

Last modified: July 13, 2011   Questions?